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BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
McCoy worked in Conroe radio her whole career at the station KMCO before it became KIKR and then KVST.
KVST K Star Country 99.7 FM radio host and DJ Mary McCoy, 86, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame on Sept. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Conroe DJ Mary McCoy inducted into Radio Hall of Fame KVST K Star Country 99.7 FM radio host and DJ Mary McCoy, 86, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame on Sept. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee. “It’s just incredible,” McCoy said. The backstory McCoy’s love for music and the radio led her to meet country singers such as Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. In 1955, one of her most memorable moments happened when Elvis Presley visited Conroe, she said.
McCoy said she’d spend hours watching the station’s engineers and DJs.
McCoy has worked in Conroe radio her whole career at the station KMCO before it became KIKR
In 1951, McCoy’s mother heard news that Conroe would be getting a radio station, KMCO AM. The station manager Bert Bagley invited her to sing live and at 12 years old, McCoy said she made her radio debut before being o ered a 15-minute spot. She’d spend hours watching the station’s engi- neers and DJs, she said, until one day she found herself behind the control board. The crew gave her the reins and McCoy was in charge of her own show four months after she started.
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At 86 years old, McCoy hosts a classic country radio show ve days a week for two hours along- side co-host Larry Galla. McCoy said what keeps her working is her love for the people and music. “I always want to make people happy and smile,” McCoy said.
McCoy said one of her most memorable moments was meeting Elvis Presley in 1955.
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